Cartridge clip



L. N; NOMAR CARTRIDGE cur Origin-:51 Filed Nov. 21, 1936 Patented Apr.16, 1940 UNg Original application November 21, 1936, Serial No. 112,160.Divided and this application April 15,

1938, Serial No. 202,334

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a cartridge clip and is a division of my copending application Serial Number 112,160 filed November 21, 1936, whichhas matured into Patent No. 2,114,311; dated Apr. 19, 1938.

An object this invention is to provide an improved cartridge clip forholding cartridges so that the cartridges may be loaded into themagazine of a gun by engagement of the holding clip with a guide meansor track carried by the gun such as the guide track embodied in myco-pending application.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cartridge clip which isso constructed that it will hold the desired number of cartridgestherein, thecartridges being firmly held against movement in onedirection relative to the clip and resiliently held against movement inthe opposite direction by means carried by the opposite end of the clip.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cartridge clip ofthis kind which may be constructed out of a single piece of metal whichmay be suitably bent to provide opposed guide channels for the flangedends of the cartridges and which a so includes means whereby thecartl'dges are held against movement longitudinally of the clip until itis desired to remove the cartridges from the clip.

To the foregoing objects and others which may hereinafter appear, theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement or" parts as will be more specifically referred to andillustrated in the accompanying :lrowing wherein is shown embodiments ofthe invention. but it is to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a detail bottom plan of a clip constructed according to anembodiment oi this invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the clip with a cartridgedisposed therein,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the clip in loadedcondition,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the fixed abutment atone end of the clip, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the opposite end of theclip and showing the resilient retainer.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l0 designates an elongated fiatstrip or body part which has a width substantially equal to the outerdiameter of the flange or bead H carried by the shell portion I2 of acartridge. The strip I0 is 5 constructed of suitable length so as tohold the desired number of cartridges therein, and this strip H3 isprovided along the longitudinal edges thereof with a pair of confrontingoppositely disposed inverted L-shaped members l4, l5 which 10 overlapand coact with spaced lengthwise portions of the strip it to formoppositely disposed inwardly opening combined guide and retainingchannels for the beads or flanges ll of the car: tridges. The saidchannels are coextensive with 15 the strip iii. The outer faces of theside Walls of said channels are flush with the longitudinal edges ofstrip H3. These channel members 14 and it are disposed on the same sideof the strip H3 as shown in Figures 5 and 6. One end of the go strip Hiis provided with'a fixed abutment in the form of an L.-shaped member i5which projects outwardly from and has its base integral with the edge ofstrip H3 at said end thereof. The member it is spaced equi-distant fromcorreg5 spending ends of said channels.

The clip includes a discharge end terminal portion and such portion isprovided therein with a resilient rectangular tongue ll of materiallyless width than said strip ill and has its outer end 30 flush with theouter terminous of the portion aforesaid. The inner end of the tongue I!is downturncd, curved and merges into the body of strip hi. Thedownturned inner end of tongue ll normally offsets the latter withrespect to the upper face of strip ill and forms a curved deflector forelevating the cartridges as they pass into said discharge and terminalportion in a direction for discharge from the clip. The tongue l'iconstitutes a retainer acting to yield- 40 ingly retain the elevatedcartridge against accidentally moving out of the discharge and terminalportion of the clip. The tongue I! is struck from the strip 10, and whenstruck the strip I0 is formed with a pair of spaced parallel rectangularcut-outs opening at the outer terminous of the said end terminaldischarge portion of the clip. The tongue i! is arranged above andspaced equi-distant from the bottom portions of the combined guide andretaining channels which are positioned at the said discharge endterminal portion. The inwardly extending upper portions Hi w of themembers It, I5 respectively coact to provide a guide track for thecartridges which 55 have passed the deflector l3 into the discharge andterminal portion of the clip.

In the use of this clip the cartridges are inserted in the clip bypulling the tongue I 1 outwardly with respect to strip I 0 and slidingthe flanged end portions H of the shells l2 in the combined guide andretaining channels from the outer terminous of the discharge endterminal portion of the clip until the latter is filled. The filled clipis then inserted in the guide track member in my copending applicationSerial Number 112,160. The cartridges may then be removed from the clipsby forcibly moving the cartridges longitudinally of the clip which willforce the tongue I! outwardly and permit the cartridges to slide off andinto the magazine of the gun. In the event any cartridges remain in theclip; such' cartridges will be held from sliding off of the clip bymeans of the yieldable tongue I"! which will yieldably hold a cartridgein the discharge end terminal portion of the clip.

The hereinbefore described clip is adapted to be inserted in the guidechannel 31 as shown in the above mentioned co-pending application andthe discharge end of the clip is adapted to abut against the outer endof the cartridge holding or suspension and guide element 38-39. In thismanner when the clip is in the open end of the magazine, the clip formsan extension of the magazine so that the cartridges may be easily pushedforwardly into the magazine causing the resilient tongue I! to flex to areleased position with the cartridges moving inwardly along the magazinecartridge suspension member.

This clip can be constructed out of sheet metal being stamped and formedfrom a single piece of metal which has the desired rigidity to retain astraight form, the shape of the clip being reinforced through the mediumof the confronting members 14 and I5.

What I claim is:

A cartridge clip comprising a rectangular body part of strip-like form,oppositely disposed spaced inverted parallel substantially L-shapedmembers integral with and coextensive with said body part, said membersbeing disposed at the longitudinal edges of and having their upperportions overlapping spaced parallel lengthwise portions of said bodypart, said members coacting with said lengthwise portions to provide apair of oppositely disposed inwardly opening com bined guide andretaining channels for the flanges of the cartridges mounted in theclip, said channels being coextensive with said body part "and eachformed of an outer side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, said bodypart being formed at one terminal portion thereof with a pair of spacedparallel rectangular cut-outs opening at one end of said body part andeach having its outer lengthwise wall provided by an end terminalportion of the bottom of a channel, that portion of said body partbetween said cut-outs being ofiset and providing a curved deflectorintegral with said body part merging into the inner end of a resilientrectangular retainer arranged between and spaced from said channels andhaving its outer and positioned at the said end of said body part, andan angularly-shaped abutment integral with and extended from the otherend of said body part, of less width than the length of said other endand spaced from corresponding ends of said channels.

LOUIS NOLAN NOMAR.

